International Rescue Committee
Feb. 10, 2011, New York City: Founded in 1933 with the encouragement of Albert Einstein, this aid agency has responded to every major humanitarian emergency since World War II. In 2010 alone, as nations from Haiti to Pakistan suffered historic disasters, the IRC was there and helped nearly 30,000 refugees as they settled into new lives in the U.S. The agency also serves in 40 countries, providing access to drinking water, sanitation, health care, and education. Its critical work is supported by a board that includes former diplomats and top minds in business.
Left to right: Laurent Alpert, partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Cliff Asness, managing and founding partner, AQR Capital Management; Dan Lufkin, Allen Co.; Andrew Brimmer, partner, Joele Frank Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher; Sarah O'Hagan, co-chair, IRC board of directors; Tom Schick, co-chair, IRC board of directors, and executive vice president, American Express; John Whitehead, chair emeritus; Winston Lord, chair emeritus, and former ambassador to China; H.R.H. Princess Firyal of Jordan; Maurice Greenberg, CEO, C.V. Starr; George Rupp, CEO, International Rescue Committee; Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief, Health Affairs, and on-air analyst on health policy, The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer on PBS; Jami Miscik, president, Kissinger Associates; Scott Pelley, co-chair, IRC Overseers, and correspondent, CBS News/60 Minutes; M. Farooq Kathwari, CEO, Ethan Allen Interiors; Gideon Rose, managing editor, Foreign Affairs; Glenda Burkhart, co-chair, IRC Overseers, and general management consultant; Andrew Robertson, CEO, BBDO Worldwide
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